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August 31, 2014

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Chris Valaika Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .177
OBP .333 .224
At Bats 2 62
Hits 0 11
• Singles 0 8
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 7

Pat Neshek Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 1 4
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Busch Stadium - August 31, 2014
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Single
Pat Neshek
Yadier Molina
Daniel Descalso
Kolten Wong
Matt Carpenter
Jhonny Peralta
Matt Holliday
Jon Jay
Randal Grichuk
Chris Valaika
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

Pat Neshek now pitching. Valaika hits a popup beyond second. Wong can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Jay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Holliday scores. Peralta moves to third.
Bottom 7 Peralta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carpenter scores. Holliday moves to third.
Bottom 7 Holliday is hit by the pitch. Carpenter moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pedro Strop now pitching. Matt Szczur now playing right field. Grichuk strikes out.
Bottom 7 Carpenter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Oscar Taveras pinch hits for Randy Choate. Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Watkins strikes out.
Top 7 Alcantara hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Randy Choate now pitching. Valbuena strikes out.
Top 7 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wesley Wright now pitching. Descalso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Valaika scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Descalso for the out.
Bottom 6 Wong hits a fly ball into right field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Valaika fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Molina hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Baez strikes out.
Top 6 Coghlan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Grimm strikes out.
Top 6 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Justin Grimm now pitching. Peralta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Holliday hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Coghlan. Holliday reaches second base with a double. Carpenter scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Grichuk hits a fly ball into center field. Alcantara settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carpenter moves to third.
Bottom 5 Carpenter hits a fly ball towards center. Alcantara settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Alcantara. Descalso scores. Carpenter moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Lackey bunts towards first. Valaika scoops it up and throws to first, with Wood covering, for the out. Descalso moves to second.
Bottom 5 Descalso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Wong hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Valaika strikes out.
Top 5 The umpire calls a balk on Lackey Valbuena moves to third.
Top 5 Watkins hits a fly ball into center field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alcantara hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carpenter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Valbuena hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 4 Jay hits a line drive into left field. Coghlan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Peralta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Holliday hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Grichuk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Castro hits a fly ball into center field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Baez strikes out.
Top 4 Coghlan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Carpenter hits a fly ball into left field. Coghlan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lackey strikes out.
Bottom 3 Descalso hits a fly ball into left field. Coghlan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lackey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Watkins moves to third.
Top 3 Baker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carpenter settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Carpenter.
Top 3 Valaika strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Watkins. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Watkins steals second.
Top 3 Watkins hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Wong strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baez fields it and throws to first for one. The throw to second, and they've got Peralta trapped. There's the throw back to Baez who tags Peralta for the double play.
Bottom 2 Peralta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alcantara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Descalso scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alcantara for the out.
Top 2 Valbuena hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Top 2 Castro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Coghlan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker scores. Wood scores.
Top 2 Wood bunts towards the mound. Lackey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lackey. Valaika scores. Baker moves to third. Wood moves to second.
Top 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Valaika moves to second.
Top 2 Valaika takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Holliday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Grichuk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Carpenter takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Watkins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Descalso scoops it up and throws to first, with Lackey covering, for the out.
Top 1 Alcantara strikes out.
Top 1 Valbuena hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Coghlan moves to third. Castro moves to second.
Top 1 Castro is hit by the pitch. Coghlan moves to second.
Top 1 Baez hits a fly ball into center field. Jay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Coghlan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.